merrymaking

Questions about merrymaking

What does merrymaking mean?

merrymaking means "a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity".

How many syllables are in merrymaking?

merrymaking has 4 syllables: mer-ry-ma-king. The stress falls on "ry".

What is another word for merrymaking?

Close synonyms include conviviality, jollification. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is merrymaking a common word?

merrymaking is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.